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Ministry of Education
Union HRD Minister meets Parliamentary Delegation from Canada in New Delhi today
India an ideal destination for study of niche courses like Yoga and Ayurveda - HRD Minister
Union Minister of Human Resource Development Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank met Parliamentary Delegation from Canada led by the Speaker of the Senate, Parliament of Canada Mr. George J. Furey in New Delhi today. In the meeting, Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank said that India is an ideal education destination where students from foreign countries can come to study niche courses like Yoga and Ayurveda, along with other disciplines in some of the best institutions in the country. Shri Nishank also spoke about the upcoming New Education Policy and how it is poised to make education in India more accessible, inclusive and high quality. He spoke about the already strong relations between India and Canada in the field of education and how this could be strengthened further in the coming years.
Shri Pokhriyal also explained in detail the initiatives taken by Ministry of HRD for internationalization of Higher Education, such as Study in India, Global Initiative for Academic Network  and Scheme for Promotion of Academic Research Collaboration He highlighted that Canada is one of the 28 countries participating in SPARC, with more 19 joint research proposals underways between Indian and Canadian Institutions. Under GIAN, nearly 90 faculty members from Canadian institutions have come to teach courses in Indian institutions Shri Pokhriyal invited students from Canada to study in the fields of Yoga, Ayurveda, Hindi, Sanskrit and other Indian languages and Indian philosophy along with science and technology in various Indian educational institutions. He also talked about the work being done by Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute , a bi-national organization created by a joint announcement of Government of India and Government of Canada in 1968, towards promoting academic exchange between the two countries.
The Minister also suggested that we should strive to develop a system whereby the top Canadian companies and Indian companies provide an opportunity to internship students in their respective countries. He added that many multinational companies are doing excellent work in both India-Canada locations. The Minister also appealed that there is a need to promote collaborative research with Indian establishments in Canada, as it is doing excellent work in the fields of nanotechnology, green energy, ecology, medicine, etc.
Shri Pokhriyal said we should make special efforts to the enhance exchange of students between the two countries. The Minister hoped that this meeting will effectively help in developing strategies to promote balanced international mobility of students and faculty between higher education institutions between India and Canada.
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Work on India's first-ever Night Sky Sanctuary in Ladakh’s Hanle going on in full swing and shall be complete in over a month’s time
Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh, R K Mathur calls on Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh in North Block today
Under Rozgar Mela, Ladakh Administration has given appointment letters to around one thousand youth of the UT
The work on India's first-ever Night Sky Sanctuary, being set up by CSIR under Union Ministry of Science & Technology, in Ladakh’s Hanle is going on in full swing and shall be complete in over a month’s time. The Night Sky Sanctuary will attract tourists from across the world over to picturesque Ladakh and also boost astro-tourism in the region.
This was stated here today by Union Minister of State  Science & Technology; Minister of State  Earth Sciences; MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh, when Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh, R K Mathur called on him at North Block today.
This was a follow-up to the meeting held between the two in the month of September this year, when the Union Minister had announced that the setting up of India’s first-ever "Night Sky Sanctuary" in Ladakh, the Dark Sky Reserve will be completed within 3 months. The two leaders also discussed a wide range of development related issues pertaining to the Union Territory.
RK Mathur apprised the Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh about the Rozgar Mela held on 31st October in Ladakh where the UT Administration gave away appointment letters to around one thousand local youth, furthering the call of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to give jobs to the deserving youth of the country.
While discussing the various projects, Dr Jitendra Singh said, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has always accorded highest priority to Ladakh and other peripheral regions.
Dr. Jitendra Singh appreciated the efforts of RK Mathur-led Ladakh administration in carrying out development work in various spheres in Ladakh. The Union Minister assured all possible assistance of the Centre in completion of developmental projects in the UT.
Mathur informed the Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh about the status of several public welfare and developmental projects in Ladakh.
In a unique and first-of-its-kind initiative, the Department of Science & Technology , Govt of India, has undertaken to set up India’s first-ever "Night Sky Sanctuary" in Ladakh. The proposed Dark Sky Reserve will be located at Hanle in Ladakh as a part of Changthang Wildlife Sanctuary. It will boost Astro tourism in India and will be one of the world’s highest-located sites for optical, infra-red, and gamma-ray telescopes.
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
3rd Decadal International year of Reefs-2018
The International Conference on Status and Protection of Coral Reefs  with the theme “Reef for Life” was inaugurated by the Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Dr. Harsh Vardhan on 22nd October at Bangaram coral Island of Union Territory of Lakshadweep. About 150 delegates both International and National, are participating in this mega event at Bangaram Island from 22nd to 24th October, 2018. The delegates and keynote speakers for technical deliberations have come from United State of America, United Kingdom, Kuwait, Italy, France, Maldives and Sri lanka. The conference will conclude on the 24th October, 2018.
In his inaugural address, the Minister highlighted the importance of coral reefs and the need for its protection, emphasising on converting science into adequate policies for conservation. Evolving effective management strategies leading to restoration of coral reef, along with the practice of green good deed for behavioral change and social responsibility in day to day life was also emphasized. The Minister congratulated the Department of Environment & Forest for organizing this mega event and also appreciated the efforts of the Lakshadweep Administration in making Lakshadweep Islands free from plastics.
Administrator, UTLA, Shri Farooq Khan, in his presidential address thanked the union ministry for providing all encouragement and assistance to this smallest coral island of the country for the betterment and progress of the local community. Shri Khan assured that the administration is making all efforts for conservation and preservation of coral reefs. He added that very soon Lakshadweep will establish an International Atoll Research Centre, with world class infrastructures for scientific research on corals. Shri Mohammed Faisal, Member of Parliament in his special address appreciated the Union Government and the Lakshadweep administration for holding the international seminar on coral reefs in the enchanting Bangaram Island and need for protection of coral reefs for future generations.
Chief Wildlife Warden and Secretary, Environment &Forests, Lakshadweep Administration Shri Damodhar A.T., IFS, welcomed the gathering and narrated the effect of climate change and global warming along with Elnino on the corals lead to heavy bleaching internationally during the year 1998, this lead to the foundation of STAPCOR with a decision to have a international conference in every 10 years to review the status and progress of coral reefs all over the world.
The Department of Environment and Forest, Union Territory of Lakshadweep Administration organised this mega conference with the technical support of Zoological Survey of India and in association with Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, IUCN, ENVIS in consonance with declaration of the year 2018 as 3rd decadal International year of Reefs.
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
60th Foundation Day of Indian Institute of Foreign Trade
Indian Institute of Foreign Trade , New Delhi celebrated its Diamond Jubilee on its 60th Foundation Day today. On this significant occasion, Prof. Satinder Bhatia, Vice-Chancellor, IIFT remembered Late Shri HD Shourie, the founding Director General. She mentioned that he was the father figure to IIFTians, who laid the foundation of IIFT with the motto, ‘Excellence is a way of life’.
Prof. Bhatia said that today we should honour those who have contributed to achieving the vision that IIFT was founded with and reaching IIFT's height among top B-schools in India. She said that IIFT has achieved many milestones and it is serving the nation in the field of international business. She mentioned the academic and administrative transformations implemented at IIFT's Delhi and Kolkata campuses and expressed that the newly inaugurated Kakinada campus will achieve excellence very soon. She also said that IIFT has many academic and administrative collaborations to work continuously in the direction of its vision and mission. With this, IIFT has become the place to attract industries, students, and other stakeholders, she said.
Since its establishment in 1963, IIFT has proactively seized all available opportunities to emerge as an acknowledged centre of excellence in international trade and business. During this period, it has diversified its role from being a think tank institution to a key repository of knowledge in international trade, apart from being the premier business school in the country. The IIFT has grown at a phenomenal rate in the first two decades of the new millennium.
In the journey of 60 years, IIFT has added many feathers to its cap from being ranked consistently amongst the top business schools, achieving AACSB accreditation to offering an impressive array of innovative MDPs/EDPs offered by the Institute. From July 2023 onwards, IIFT Campus in GIFT City, Gujrat will also be operational.
During the event, VC, IIFT released the commemorative issue of Foreign Trade Review  Journal.
Ministry of Micro,Small & Medium Enterprises
MSME Sector is a nursery of Entrepreneurship: Shripad Naik
Panaji, November 2, 2018
The role of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises in the economic and social development of the country is well established. The MSME sector is a nursery of entrepreneurship often driven by individual creativity and innovation, said Shripad Naik. Union Minister of State  Ministry of AYSUH Shripad Naik was speaking at the function of launching of “Samveg”, to celebrate the role of MSMEs in the development of the nation which was organized by banking sector at NIO, Dona Paula today. The event was telecasted from Delhi where Prime Minister launched major Support and Outreach Initiative for MSME sector. North Goa district is among the 100 districts selected for the Support and Outreach initiative programme.
Shripad Naik further said that timely availability of credit is a pre requisite for any entrepreneur to maintain the viability of his business; therefore this programme would lay emphasis on a new initiative called Contactless Loan Platform. It will help improve credit flow to MSME sector which is backbone of country’s economy in terms of output, exports and employment generation. One of the positive points of this initiative would be the linking of data which in turn cut down the lapses and information asymmetry.
This initiative will set a new benchmark in loan delivery mechanism by reducing the turnaround time from 20-25 days to just 59 minutes, said Shri Naik.
Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
Government as an enabler, Future of the Indian animation ecosystem and the scope of film festivals in SCO countries discussed at SCO Film Festival
Discussions and Masterclasses at this edition of SCO Film Festival end on an optimistic note
Mumbai, 30 January 2023
Fourth day of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Film Festival continued to see enthusiastic participation from various stakeholders of the film industry. While the day started with screening of films like Home Coming from China, workshops and discussions continued to mark the celebration of cinema at the festival. Other movies screened include Maariya from Sri lanka, India's own RRR, Photocopy from Egypt and Kazakhstan’s Ademoka’s education.
At the Panel discussion on promoting India as a filming destination, Prithul Kumar, JS, Govt of India & MD NFDC highlighted the role of the Film Facilitation Office  in providing a catalogue of shooting locations, rebates and incentives for film makers to shoot in India. Avinash Dhakne , MD, Maharashtra Film, Stage & Cultural Development Corporation proposed promoting new, lesser known filming locations to facilitate the growth of the Indian film industry. He noted that South Indian producers need to be encouraged to make films in North India to foster a truly pan-india industry.
A masterclass was also held on Indian animation industry by National Award winning filmmaker Kireet Khurana. He traced the growth of the Indian animation industry and highlighted important milestones. Kireet Khurana also added that VFX is a modern avatar of the animation industry and as a way forward, suggested India follow the path of Japanese anime industry to take the industry from the present size of $1.3bn to $40bn by 2030.
The last panel discussion of the day was on the theme of challenges and scope of promoting film festival in SCO countries. Sunil Doshi talked about making films for targeted communities since no single story holds true across India. Yrys Assel held an optimistic view of OTTs in popularizing Cinema across the SCO region. Similarly, Swaroop Chaturvedi described the avenues offered by scenic locations for cinema in the SCO region. A well made film, he says, always has the doors open for it to be selected at any film festival. Discussions and masterclasses in this edition of the SCO Film Festival thereby ended in an optimistic note with panelists predicting a bright future for film festivals and quality content.PIB Mumbai | AD/GSK/DR
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Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
Cabinet approves Strategic Partnership Agreement between the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy , India and the International Renewable Energy Agency 
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Sh. Narendra Modi was apprised of a Strategic Partnership Agreement signed between the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy , Government of India and the International Renewable Energy Agency . The Agreement was signed in January 2022.
The aim of the Agreement is to drive ambition, leadership and knowledge on green energy transitions based on renewable energy in India. The Agreement will help India’s energy transition efforts and will also help the world in combating climate change.
The areas of cooperation as envisaged in the Strategic Partnership Agreement will support India in achieving its ambitious target of 500 GW of installed non-fossil fuel electricity capacity by 2030. This in-turn will promote Atmanirbhar Bharat.
The salient features of the Agreement include enhanced cooperation in the following areas:
- Facilitating knowledge sharing from India on scaling-up renewable energy and clean energy technologies
- Supporting India’s efforts on long term energy planning
- Collaborating to strengthen the innovation climate in India
- Moving towards cost-effective decarbonisation through catalysing development and deployment of green hydrogen.
Thus, the Strategic Partnership Agreement will help India’s energy transition efforts and will also help the world in combating climate change.
Ministry of Education
President Awards the Certificate of Honour and Maharshi Badrayan Vyas Samman for the Year 2019
Scholars of Sanskrit, Persian, Arabic, Pali, Prakrit, Classical Kannada, Classical Telugu, Classical Malayalam and Classical Odiya Honoured
The President is pleased to award the Certificate of Honour to the following scholars of Sanskrit, Persian, Arabic, Pali, Prakrit, Classical Kannada, Classical Telugu, Classical Malayalam and Classical Odiyafor the year 2019.
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SANSKRIT
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ShriSripadaSatyanarayanamurthy
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ShriRajendraNathSarma
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Prof. Ramji Thakur
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Prof. Chand KiranSaluja
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Dr. ShriKrishan Sharma
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Dr. V. Ramakrishna Bhatt
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VidwanJanardanaHegde
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Dr. Kala Acharya
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Prof.  HarekrishnaSatapathy
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PanditSatyaDevSharma
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ShriBanwariLalGaur
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Dr. V.S. Karunakaran
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Prof. YugalKishorMishra
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PanditManudevBhattacharya
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ShriSubuddhiCharanGoswami
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SANSKRIT 
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Nil
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PALI
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Dr. Uma Shankar Vyas
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PRAKRIT
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Prof. Kamal Chand Sogani
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ARABIC
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Prof. FaizanullahFarooqi
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Mohammad IqbalHusain
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Dr.Mohd. SamiullahKhan
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PERSIAN
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Prof. Dr. Iraq RazaZaidi
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Prof. ChanderShekhar
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Mohammad SidiqNiazmand
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CLASSICAL KANNADA
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ShriHampaNagarajaiah
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CLASSICAL TELUGU
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Prof. RavvaSrihari
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CLASSICAL MALAYALAM
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Dr.C.P. AchuthanUnny
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CLASSICAL ODIA
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1.
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Pandit Dr. Antaryami Mishra
In addition, the President is also pleased to award the MaharshiBadrayanVyasSamman to the following scholars of Sanskrit, Persian, Arabic, Pali, Prakrit, Classical Kannada, Classical Telugu, Classical Malayalam andClassical Odiyafor the year 2019:-
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Dr. Ashok Thapliyal
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Prof. SujataTripathi
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Dr.Sanju Mishra
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Dr.AbhijitHanmant Joshi
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Dr.SharachchandraDwivedi
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PALI
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Ms. AnomaShriramSakhare
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PRAKRIT
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ShriAshish Kumar Jain
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ARABIC
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Dr. Fauzan Ahmad
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PERSIAN
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ER.M. ShahbazAlam
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CLASSICAL KANNADA
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Shri G.B. Harisha
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Shri S. Karthik
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Dr. M. Byrappa
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CLASSICAL TELUGU
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Dr.AddankiSrinivas
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Dr. V. Triveni
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Dr. D.K. Prabhakar
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CLASSICAL MALAYALAM
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Dr. Rajeev R.R.
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ShriSanthoshThottingal
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CLASSICAL ODIA
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Dr. Subrat Kumar Prusty
The distinction is conferred once a year on the Independence Day in recognition of substantial contribution in the field of Sanskrit, Persian, Arabic, Pali, Prakrit, Classical Odiya, Classical Kannada, Classical Telugu and Classical Malayalam.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
India’s Cumulative COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage exceeds 177.44 Cr
More than 24.05 lakh Vaccine Doses administered in the last 24 hours
Recovery Rate currently stands at 98.54%
10,273 New Cases reported in the last 24 hours
India's Active Caseload currently stands at 1,11,472
Weekly Positivity Rate is presently at 1.26%
With the administration of more than 24.05 lakh Doses  vaccine doses in the last 24 hours, India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 177.44 Cr  as per provisional reports till 7 am today.
This has been achieved through 2,03,29,297 sessions. The break-up of the cumulative figure as per the provisional report till 7 am today include:
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Cumulative Vaccine Dose Coverage
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HCWs
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1st Dose
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1,04,01,503
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2nd Dose
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99,66,035
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Precaution Dose
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41,68,019
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FLWs
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1st Dose
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1,84,09,384
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2nd Dose
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1,74,40,209
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Precaution Dose
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61,99,347
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Age Group 15-18 years
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1st Dose
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5,47,63,188
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2nd Dose
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2,73,46,818
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Age Group 18-44 years
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1st Dose
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55,16,99,378
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2nd Dose
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44,36,01,848
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Age Group 45-59 years
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1st Dose
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20,22,56,014
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2nd Dose
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18,00,16,293
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Over 60 years
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1st Dose
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12,63,96,009
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2nd Dose
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11,21,33,974
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Precaution Dose
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96,10,110
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Precaution Dose
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1,99,77,476
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Total
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1,77,44,08,129
20,439 patients have recovered in the last 24 hours and the cumulative tally of recovered patients  is now at 4,22,90,921.
Consequently, India’s recovery rate stands at 98.54%.
10,273 new cases were reported in the last 24 hours.
India’s Active Caseload is presently at 1,11,472. Active cases constitute 0.26% of the country's total Positive Cases.
The testing capacity across the country continues to be expanded. The last 24 hours saw a total of 10,22,204 tests being conducted. India has so far conducted over 76.67 Cr  cumulative tests.
While testing capacity has been enhanced across the country, Weekly Positivity Rate in the country currently stands at 1.26% and the Daily Positivity rate is reported to be 1.00%.
Ministry of Culture
New Facility of ‘High Voltage Demonstration’ by Nehru Science Center on 20th September
Nehru Science Centre, National Council of Science Museums, Ministry of Culture, GOI, Mumbai is organized inauguration of a new facility innovated by the Nehru Science Center, a “Sparking High Voltage Demonstration “ program. The program will be held on Friday, 20th September 2019 at 2.30 pm at Nehru Science Center, NCSM, Dr.E. Moses Road, Worli, Mumbai-18.
Dr. Vasant Shinde, Director General, National Maritime Heritage Complex, Gandhinagar  and Chairman, Executive Committee, Nehru Science Center and Chairman, Executive Committee, Nehru Science Centre will be the Chief Guest of the program.
The program is open for all. Therefore; a large number of people should attend and gracious function said organizer in press invitation.
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
Cabinet approves signing of an MoU between India and Nepal in the field of biodiversity conservation
The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has approved the proposal of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change for signing an MoU with the Government of Nepal on biodiversity conservation, with a view to strengthen and enhance the coordination and cooperation in the field of forests, wildlife, environment, biodiversity conservation and climate change, including restoration of corridors and interlinking areas and share knowledge and best practices, between the two countries.
The MoU would help in promoting cooperation between the Parties in the field of forests, wildlife, environment, biodiversity conservation and climate change, including restoration of corridors and interlinking areas and sharing knowledge and best practices.
Special Service and Features
745 gms of gold totally worth Rs. 32.16 Lakhs seized by Chennai Air Customs
On 25.11.2021, the officers of Chennai Air Customs detected “sawdust” form of gold concealed in wrapping cover of carton boxes of two passengers who arrived from Sharjah by flight G9-473 and 745 gms of 24K Gold valued at Rs. 32.16 Lakhs was recovered & seized.
A total of 745 gms of gold totally worth Rs. 32.16 Lakhs seized under the Customs Act, 1962 from both the passengers.
Further investigation is under progress according to the press release by Pr. Commissioner of Customs,Chennai International Airport